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On Wednesday, August 8 from 9:05-9:25am (CDT), I’ll be doing a show which I think may be a little groundbreaking.

My guest will be Baber Mohammed, a labor organizer for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1 in Houston.

Progressives, Democrats and various pro-labor groups and individuals can often be heard waxing eloquently about all the benefits which organized labor has brought to the American workforce, both union and non-union. One topic rarely discussed in media is, how do you start to unionize? Where does a person or small group of workers begin?

This will be the topic for a show which I’m entitling “Unionizing For Dummies™ (Part 1)”. Baber and I will be discussing some of the most basic “‘how-to’s” of unionizing, starting with the question, “Where do I begin??”

It is my hope that this will be the first in a series of “Unionizing For Dummies™” episodes.

You will be able to listen live in Houston on 90.1 FM, or online here.

The show will also be added to the Thinkwing Radio blog on the archive page shortly after it becomes available.

On last week’s “Community Conversations” hosted my Mike Honig (ThinkwingRadio.com), over a couple of days, there were discussions about the situation in Syria. You can hear those shows at the links below.

KPFT Open Journal – Community Conversation – Daily Call-in KPFT, 2012-07-31) (Starts @ 6m15s) TOPICS: Recap of Dispute Resolution Council (DRCHouston.org), Mitt’s International Gaffe Tour, Business ethics (is it right just because it’s legal), Occupy Movement, Indian national electric grid failure (2nd day); is it coming soon to a power grid near you? Syrian civil war, now in Aleppo. Are the echoes of WW1 still resonating violently today, particularly in the Arab world? Is it time for an interstate flood and drought control system to be built spanning the nation?

The caller comments and my responses during those shows encouraged one listener to initiate what became this email exchange. I am reproducing it here because it was interesting, intelligent, courteous and thoughtful, and the writer included documentation linked or attached to support the writer’s points.

Please note that the viewpoints expressed in these messages are exclusively mine, Nesta’s, or those of any sources cited, and not those of KPFT or its management.

All typos and misspellings are the errors of the respective writers and their spellcheck.

Nesta and I would be most interested in seeing what thoughts and comments which readers of this exchange might contribute.

Can we trust our U.S. election system?

On Friday, August 3rd from 9:05-9:55am (CDT), I will be interviewing famed honest-election journalist and advocate Brad Friedman. This will be a “Thinkwing Radio” edition, and will combine “Open Journal-Community Conversation” with “Open Journal-Community Spotlight”. (“Community Conversation” will be live from 9:05-9:30am. Brad’s interview will run from 9:30-9:55am, and will be pre-recorded.) You will be able to listen in real time in Houston on 90.1 FM, or online here.

Voter rights and election integrity have been under assault in ways that we have not seen since the 1965 Voting Rights Act became law. Why that’s the case, what can be done about it, and how you can take steps to protect your vote will be among the topics of discussion during this hour.

The show will also be added to the Thinkwing Radio blog on the archive page shortly after it becomes available.

This week (and part of next) from 9-9:25am (CDT), I will be sitting in for the vacationing KPFT general manager Duane Bradley to host “Open Journal – Community Conversation”. This program is a listener call-in format.

On Monday (7/30) from 9-9:30am (CDT), I will be sitting in for the KPFT general manager Duane Bradley to host “Open Journal – Community Conversation”. This program is a listener call-in format, and you can call with questions or comments during the show.

My guest will be April Tone of the Harris County Dispute Resolution Center (DRC).

The DRC is a free service available to all Harris County residents. It handles disputes between neighbors, families and friends, among other things.

Their web site is drchouston.org. All services are FREE to residents of Harris County (TX). They can be reached during their normal business hours at 713–755–8274

On Thursday, July 26th from 9:30-9:55am (CDT), I will have the pleasure of interviewing Lane Lewis, the recently-elected Chair of the Harris County (TX) Democratic Party. This will be the “Thinkwing Radio” edition of “Open Journal – Community Spotlight”. Among the topics I intend to discuss are the current primary runoff elections and Obama’s assertion that Texas can become a ‘toss-up’ state for the Democrats.

I hope to take some phone calls with Lane during the second half of the show.

You will be able to listen live in Houston on 90.1 FM, or online here.

The show will also be added to the Thinkwing Radio blog on the archive page shortly after it becomes available.

On Thursday and Friday this week at 9-9:30am (CDT), I will be sitting in for the KPFT general manager Duane Bradley to host “Open Journal – Community Conversation”. This program is a listener call-in format.

When the show is live, you can call 713-526-5738 and talk about how these or any other topics.

Two topics I would like to explore on Thursday morning:

After the squirrely recall results in Wisconsin last week, do you trust our election process?

On Thursday and Friday this week at 9-9:30am (CDT), I will be sitting in for the KPFT general manager Duane Bradley to host “Open Journal – Community Conversation”. This program is a listener call-in format.

Because I always consider voting and elections to be serious topics, I thought it might be useful to post some of the references and notes that I used for the May 29th show. Some of the points were not addressed during the show due to time. – MikeContinue reading →

Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig continues with my next scheduled show on May 29th (Tuesday at 9:30-9:55 am CT) onKPFT in Houston (90.1 FM).You can listen live when the show is on-air by clicking here: Listen Live (32k)

The date for this show was set far in advance, but by serendipitous political chance, it also turned out to be on Texas Primary Election Day. I’ve decided to do something apropos.

<UPDATE, 4/9/2012>: Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig continues with my next scheduled show on April 11th (Wednesday at 9:30-9:55 am CT) onKPFT in Houston (90.1 FM). You can listen live when the show is on-air by clicking here: Listen Live (32k)

Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig continues with my next scheduled show on April 11th (Wednesday at 9:30-9:55 am CT) onKPFT in Houston (90.1 FM).You can listen live when the show is on-air by clicking here: Listen Live (32k)

My exciting new relationship with KPFT in Houston (90.1 FM),Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig is continues with my next scheduled show on April 11th (Wednesday at 9:30-9:55 am CT). It will be both timely and intriguing.

My confirmed guests will be Edward Hirs and Michael Skelly. The topic I’ll begin to explore is “Energy Independence: We Talk About It, But What Does It Mean?” The sorts of questions I’d like to discuss: Continue reading →

As the next steps in my exciting new relationship with KPFT in Houston (90.1 FM),Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig is currently scheduled to do 2 shows. The topic for May 29th (Tuesday at 9:30-9:55 am CT) is still TBD.

However, the April 11th show(Wednesday at 9:30-9:55 am CT) is taking shape, and will be both timely and intriguing.

The topic I’ll begin to explore is “Energy Independence: We Talk About It, But What Does It Mean?” The sorts of questions I’d like to discuss: Continue reading →

I am excited to announce that I have been in contact with KPFT in Houston (90.1 FM), and I am currently scheduled to do a 25 minute show on Wednesday, January 11 (from 9:30-9:55 am CST) in their “Open Journal” slot.

The tentative subject of this interview will be, “The Brave New World of War & Peace: Is it time to agree on new rules?”

To my knowledge, the last time any nation declared war on any other was when the United States reciprocated Nazi Germany’s declaration of war on the U.S. (The Germans had declared war on the U.S. under their mutual defense treaty with Japan, following the U.S.’s declaration of war on Japan after Pearl Harbor.)

Since 1942, then, there have been plenty of wars and invasions, but no declarations of war between nations. Now the United States (and presumably others, now or in the future) are using covert ‘boots on the ground’ (e.g., Seal Team 6) or unmanned drones to attack and/or surveille opponents and potential adversaries.

What is the logical direction for this type of warfare to follow, what are its long-term implications for international relations, and what can or should be done to pro-actively control directions of this new future of war, peace, and the twilight in-between?

My scheduled guest is D.B. (David) Grady. David is an essayist, novelist, and a Correspondent for The Atlantic. He is a former paratrooper with U.S. Army Special Operations Command and a veteran of Afghanistan. He is currently co-authoring an examination of the secrecy apparatus of the United States, with Marc Ambinder. (John Wiley & Sons, 2012). The duo recently completed an e-book single for release next year. (John Wiley & Sons, 2012).

This should be an exciting show, about a topic which has rarely if ever been discussed. We will probably barely have time to scratch the surface of this subject, which we will no doubt re-visit.

I am excited to announce that I have been in contact with KPFT in Houston (90.1 FM), and am currently scheduled to do a couple of 25 minute shows on Tuesday the 27th and Thursday the 29th. Both shows will air at 9AM CST, entitled “Open Journal – Community Conversation – Daily Call-in”

These programs are in addition to a scheduled program which is planned to be more like the original Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig, albeit in a shorter format (25 minutes)

Also on Wednesday, January 11 (from 9:30-9:55 am CST) I’ll be hosting a show in their “Open Journal” slot.

The guest(s) and topic are TBD, but I will keep you all posted on developments as they occur.

I am excited to announce that I have been in contact with KPFT in Houston (90.1 FM), and I am currently scheduled to do a 25 minute show on Wednesday, January 11 (from 9:30-9:55 am CST) in their “Open Journal” slot.

The guest(s) and topic are TBD, but I will keep you all posted on developments as they occur.